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Marriage Therapy: 8 Signs You Should See a Marriage Counselor - Dave Turo-Shields- Are Rebound Relationships for Real? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraAah, love. Can’t live without it, can’t get enough of it. Every day, a lot of relationships are formed: people get married, move in together, start a long distance relationship, or an office romance. Love seems to sprout like mushrooms overnight but it seems that love can fade and go ...
Views: 4881 - Are Spiritual Relationships Hard? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2008 from Master Coach Hu DalconzoI am blessed that one of my earth plane roles is to be the founder of a spiritual life coaching school called Holistic Learning Centers, Inc. (HLC). I am proud to share with you that HLC’s self-help, life coaching exercises have been clinically proven to work on hundreds of students over the ...
Views: 1549 - Are the Male Enhancement pills safe for you? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Nitesh PandeyDo the male penis enhancement pills really work? Yes, these pills really work but the effect is temporary and not permanent. The effect may start with in 20 minutes and can go up to 3 days. Do these pills work equally for all men? No the pills do not work equally for all men. These pills work ...
Views: 3943 - Are The Two Of You Ready For Intimacy? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2007 from Dr. Gilda CarleReprinted from MSN’s Home Page __________________________________________________________________________________________ • DR. GiLDA’s GUIDES on “How to Win at Relationships” and “How to Win at Work” (http://www.drgilda.com/books.htm#guides) • INSTANT ADVICE —BY PHONE OR E-MAIL for SAME-DAY ...
Views: 3463 - Are Things Going a Bit Sour in Your Marriage? Here’s How to Spice Things Up Again - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from William AdammaWhen newly married couples are still in that honeymoon stage, things are still hot in the bedroom. However, once they get caught up in that domestic bliss of trying to raise a family while climbing up the corporate ladder, they may not have as much time for romance anymore. As things get a ...
Views: 1201 - Are We Ready for Marriage? We Can Do It with New Light on the Wedding Parables! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2018 from Richard RuhlingOne of 10 ways to get rich is to marry the wealth. The Bible teaches that we can become the bride of Christ if we understand the the wedding parables. Understand means to stand under and support—do what those parables teach. 1. Each wedding parable shows we don’t understand them. The ...
Views: 1102 - Are Women Really Attracted To Maniacs - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from Richard LisoDo you find yourself ending up as the "good friend" of women, although you are being super nice and polite? "Nice guys finish last" is not just a cliché, it's a real principle in human psychology. In this article I would to review studies in psychology that explain why many women are ...
Views: 2423 - Are You a High Maintenance Woman? - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Kara OhMen are ever-watchful to avoid getting involved with high maintenance women. You’ve heard of High Maintenance women but do you know what that means? Hopefully, after I explain this sad malady, you’ll cleanse any HM behavior you might have going. First, a high maintenance woman needs things to ...
Views: 2595 - Are you a People-Pleaser? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Darlene LancerEveryone starts out in life wanting to be safe, loved, and accepted. It’s in our DNA. Some of us figure out that the best way to do this is to put aside what we want or feel and allow someone else’s needs and feelings take precedence. This works for a while. It feels natural, and there’s less ...
Views: 1603 - Are You a Queen or a Booty Call? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonI spent a lot of time examining relationships between men and women and I see exactly where us women fall short in regards to getting the relationship we desire. Unfortunately, we relate sex to love and this is mistake number one. In today’s world, we find ourselves engaging in sexual activities ...
Views: 1018 - Are You A Toxic Man Magnet? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2014 from Lorraine JacksonWhat did I do to deserve this? What is so wrong with me that I keep attracting losers? How come I end up with men who mistreat and use me? How could I have allowed it to get to this point? How come I didn’t see him for who he really was until it was too late? These were all questions I ...
Views: 4489 - Are You a “Head” or a “Feeling” Person? And Why Does It Matter? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Joan ChamberlainA Deeper Look at Personality Concepts. Image by Ed YourdonUsually, when I'm meeting with a couple that's having trouble talking together, I'll ask each of them to identify whether they're a "head" person or a "feeling" person? They usually know already and that gets us off to a good ...
Views: 2575 - Are You Abandoned or Smothered in Your Relationship? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2009 from Emma ViglucciA very common couple dynamic I find in my practice is that of Fuser / Isolator. Couples come in complaining that one of them is nagging and smothering (fuser) and the other runs away and dismisses (isolator). One partner feels abandoned and invisible, the other suffocated and small. There are ...
Views: 12317 - ARE YOU ABANDONED OR SMOTHERED IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2019 from Emma ViglucciCouples get stuck in how they relate in their relationship and no matter how they try to get unstuck, to meet their needs and to create a satisfying relationship, they just get more and more buried in dissatisfaction. The negative cycle of relating, their stuckedness, is created because ...
Views: 884 - Are You Addicted to Love - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Kristin WhitelawHas love come to mean something about who you are – your value, worth, security, identity, capability or loveableness? Is your identity tied to whether you are loved and needed? Is your value measured by how much you are loved or by who loves you? Are ‘in love’ with the person you hope they ...
Views: 1286 - Are You Addicted to Love: The Difference Between a Love Relationship and Being Addicted to Love. - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2011 from Rhonda RabowHi Everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful summer with all our warm weather. Here is a question for all those people out there (you know who you are) who tend to go over that line between being in love and being addicted to love. Feel free to pass on this quiz to any of your friends who ...
Views: 1552 - Are You Addicted To Relationships? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanRelationships Addiction Suppose that you got used to drink three cans of coke each day, what will happen if one day you suddenly stopped drinking coke? Most likely you will feel that there is something missing and most likely you will be eager to drink your daily coke. That happened because ...
Views: 1412 - Are you afraid to be alone? Here's what to do! - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2018 from Martha BodyfeltHow to beat your divorce loneliness When you are recovering from divorce, loneliness is definitely an obstacle that keeps you from moving on. We get stuck in this mindset because it makes us feel like we have nobody in the world. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Take a look at the mindful ...
Views: 1291 - Are You Asking For What You REALLY Want? Be Courageous! - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Margie WarrellAs you read the title of this article perhaps you were thinking "umm... I don't know... could I?" If that was the case for you then I want you to begin by thinking about something in your life that is not how you would like it to be right now - a person who is annoying you; a situation which ...
Views: 1227 - Are You Asking the Right People for Relationship or Marriage Advice? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2012 from Edie KayWould you go to an auto mechanic to ask for advice about the frequent chest pains you've been experiencing? How about seeking out your favorite hair stylist to have her help you determine why your fuel tank is leaking? If you're looking to get a large return on a real estate investment deal ...
Views: 1000 - Are You Attracting Frogs Not Princes? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2008 from Debra Brown GordyIs this the year you will attract your prince? Or instead, will you attract frogs? This can be the year that you meet “Mr. Right”. If you haven’t done so, NOW is the time to set the spiritual and energetic foundation for achieving your dream marriage. With every year that passes, the ...
Views: 1473 - Are You Attractive To Men, Or Repellent? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Kara OhChelsea Kaplan wrote an article titled “Are You The Last One Single?” One of her pieces of advice attempted to answer the question: How can single women project confidence when inside, they’re panicking? She recommends that a woman “project a radiantly positive persona, date with dignity, and ...
Views: 1731 - Are You Authentic? Learn Why Authenticity is Essential for a Successful Intimate Relationship! - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Doron GilA major component of successful intimate relationship is authenticity: when you are “who you are”, true to yourself and genuine, you can develop, nurture and maintain a healthy and satisfying intimacy. But many fail in their relationships because they are NOT authentic. Getting up the courage to ...
Views: 1425 - Are You Aware of How You Sabotage Your Relationships? Taking the Road to Self-Awareness Will Help You Change! - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Doron GilAs long as you are not aware of the ways in which you might be sabotaging your relationships, you might fail to develop a successful intimacy time and again. But without knowing what you do which harms your attempts at relationships, you will not know what and how to change. Developing ...
Views: 1038 - Are You Blocking Love - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2015 from Shaundra ConnellyAre You Blocking Love The vision of the perfect life we all dream of is one in which there is a harmony between our love life and our career pursuit. Managing a career is not easy, throw a relationship into the mix and you have a conundrum. Having a man in your life does not necessarily mean ...
Views: 1149 - Are You Both The Right Person For Each Other? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2020 from Sumit kuamr"Love" can be alluded to various sorts of emotions, states, or mentalities and in any event, going from joy. So in short love can be characterized as an outflow of the activity or can be experienced as an inclination. For check Your Love Horoscope...... Actually love can be of numerous ...
Views: 378 - Are You Capable of Leaving an Unsatisfying Intimacy when You Realize the Relationship Isn’t Good Enough? - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Doron GilI once heard someone describing her wish to separate from her partner in the following words: “I’m in the departure lounge at the airport… there’s some waiting before take-off…there might even be some delay…”. She already knew she should separate, but still hesitated about doing it and ...
Views: 1523 - Are You Changing Enough? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Emma ViglucciIt’s very interesting to me to watch couples struggle and go around and around… I find that this happens with the ones where partners refuse to take ownership of their own contribution to their relationship’s status quo and are fixated with having their partner change… These are the partners ...
Views: 1833 - Are You Cheating On Me? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Bill MitchellEver wonder when your spouse leaves for work if that is real destination? Have you felt distance and uneasy for no reason? Are you experiencing guilt not trusting your mate? Chances are you also feel a great sense of denial as well. I am right? Client after client asks me for advice. I'm a ...
Views: 1420 - Are You Choosing Intention or Circumstance? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Curt GorlickYou’ve heard it said that life is all about choices. Do you believe it? If it is true, why do so many people go through life choosing to live the way their feeling now? Why in the world would anyone choose to live life feeling miserable? It is a great question. If more people really ...
Views: 1023 - Are You Compatible With your Partner? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Denise WadeAll of us emerge from childhood with an inborn temperament and dominating personality traits. Believe it or not, most personality characteristics are encoded in your DNA. It is these inborn tendencies that largely determine the ways in which you adapt to your childhood environment, family ...
Views: 3426 - Are You Coping With A Break Up Badly? Learn How To Make It Easier! - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Andrew HunterDid your partner recently ended your relationship and you are now feeling shocked and devastated? The time when you are coping with a break up is definitely destabilizing. However, if you keep these tips in mind the you just might get over the pain and get your ex back to boot. Coping with a ...
Views: 664 - Are You Dating Someone who is NOT for You? Why Won’t You Find and Develop a Successful Intimate Relationship? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Doron GilIntroduction If you find yourself time and again with a partner who seems to “run away from you”, but nonetheless you hang-on to this “partner”, albeit the pain it causes you, you are not alone. Many behave similarly. Still, it is YOUR life. Therefore, when you get up the courage to ...
Views: 1282 - Are You Desperate? Then Date Ugly Women! - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2008 from Cordell WallaceIs your love life going downhill fast? Tired of being turned down time and time again by the hotties at your local club? Are women not returning your calls? Can’t get a second date? Not getting past first base... EVER?! Then maybe it’s time to turn to women who will actually ...
Views: 1594 - Are You Difficult to Be In a Relationship With? (Part I) - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Lisa Merlo-BoothRelationships can be the best aspect in our lives or the worst aspect of our lives. Regardless of whether we are talking about a relationship with a friend, lover, parent or boss, all relationships require the same skills to get along. Not surprisingly then, there are certain characteristics ...
Views: 763 - Are you expecting too much from your partner? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2012 from Sulagna DasguptaHow much should you expect from your partner? At some point of time or the other in your life, you have wondered whether you’re expecting too much from your partner. Motivational coach & speaker Craig Harper observes that often we make too much of our expectations, starting to believe them ...
Views: 1533 - Are You Experiencing the Indications of Early Pregnancy - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2012 from Steve CruiserIf you are a married woman then sometimes you may feel – “Am I pregnant?” It is not the story of a single woman, because it goes in the mind of an every woman of the world. In the earlier days, when there were no testing devices to check pregnancy, it was the symptoms that a woman used to ...
Views: 915 - Are You For Real? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Dwayne KlassenAsk most people what defines a man and there is inevitably going to be comments about being responsible, standing up, taking responsibility for our lives and so forth. Of course every man embodies these character traits right? I mean if this is what defines being a man then it would stand to ...
Views: 1436 - Are You Fulfilling Your Spouse's Needs? If Not, Your Marriage May Be In Trouble - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Mika MaddelaThere are a lot of married couples that goes through a period in their marriage where they think that the relationship is starting to unravel. If you and your partner are having these problems in your marriage then you might be thinking for an answer to the questions, “How can I save our ...
Views: 1161 - Are You Getting Satisfaction? Take This Relationship Quiz - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2009 from Leah SchwartzPut your relationship to the test by answering this quiz/questionnaire. 1. Is the passion in your relationship: 1. improving 2. declining 3. staying the same 4. gone 2. Is she sexually satisfied when you make love: 1. every time 2. ...
Views: 1547 - Are You Giving Away Your Power? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon Ball“Locus of Control” is a psychology term that identifies our beliefs about the amount of control we have over our life. Having an" internal locus of control" indicates that an individual believes that events are largely controlled by one’s own actions. But if we feel that what happens to us or ...
Views: 2617 - Are you Guilty of Infidelity? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2015 from Patrick BanksWhen you first meet someone and experience the dizzy heights of love, the last thing that you might be thinking of is that at some point you are going to be guilty of infidelity but that’s what happens to many people in often surprisingly good relationships. If you think about it, infidelity ...
Views: 2008 - Are You Guilty of the Valentine’s Day Pout? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Noelle NelsonYou know exactly what you want for Valentine’s Day. You’ve dropped hints as in “Gosh, I’ve heard that new restaurant on Main is soooo romantic. I’d love to go there sometime” while batting your eyelashes. You’ve commented “Roses are so old-school. Tulips are my new fav – fantastic colors!” ...
Views: 1027 - Are You Healing an Affair? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Janice TownsendIt's Tuesday and you're thinking about where you're going at the weekend. You're spouse says they would like to speak to you about something. 'Sure, What's up?' And the words come back to you as though they've been delivered from a dream. 'I've been having an affair for the past ...
Views: 874 - Are you in a DINS Marriage? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Daniela RoherThe acronym DINS (Double Income No Sex) was coined a few years ago in discussions about the evolution of marriage in this country. In research carried out at Georgia State University, 16% of married couples reported they had sex with each other less than once a month. As a psychotherapist ...
Views: 1848 - Are You In A Healthy Relationship? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Denise WadeTake This Quiz How do you relate to your partner? When an unmet need arises, a concern or issue, listen to the words and the tone you use. Listen to the words and tone the other party uses. Are you aggressive and dominating? Is your partner aggressive and ...
Views: 1359 - Are You In Love or Just Attached? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2015 from Cecile PeterkinIf you are currently in a relationship, it's likely that you feel sure you are in love with your partner. But do you sometimes wonder too if it's real love that you feel or just mere attachment. Love can be very complicated, but after reading this post, you will have a better understanding of ...
Views: 1704 - Are You Interested in Unicorn Dating? Read This - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2024 from yuan shuiThere are a few things to watch out for when building a relationship with a couple. Having a threesome relationship is not dangerous or guilty, but it can be tricky for some people. If you are a unicorn or someone interested in unicorn dating, you need to read these for important ...
Views: 1006 - Are You Just Fighting or Engaging in “Conscious Combat”? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomThe factor that is most likely to predispose a couple to have an enduring successful relationship is: A. Shared interests in common B. Ability to avoid or prevent intense emotional conflict C. Ability to manage differences effectively D. Shared political views E. Strong ...
Views: 1192 - Are You Listening Competitively? Or Listening to Learn? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2015 from Noelle NelsonYou know how you can be going along in a conversation with a friend or a loved one, and it all seems to be good, and suddenly, you say something and the conversation stalls or stops entirely. And you’re thinking “What happened?” You didn’t say anything insulting or mean, you just voiced your ...
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